Lot 1320
  • 1320

Rare Carved and Painted Pine Squirrel Eating a Nut, Wilhelm Schimmel (1817-1890), Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania, circa 1880

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • pine
  • Height 6 3/4 in.
upright figure of squirrel with cross hatched tail, seated on a green painted mound.

Condition

There is a small old chip on the squirrel's left ear and some minor abrasions on his snout and left ear, and some minor touch-ups to the paint which are consistent with the age and use.
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